Alkhidmat’s pharmacies served more than one and a half million patients last year: Rashid Qureshi

Health Oct, 1 2022
Alkhidmat’s pharmacies served more than one and a half million patients last year: Rashid Qureshi
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KARACHI: Alkhidmat Karachi organised ceremony felicitating pharmacists and technicians on occasion of “World Pharmacy Day” at Alkhidmat Hospital in Nazimabad. Executive Director Alkhidmat Karachi Rashid Qureishi said that it was Alkhidmat’s mission to provide quality medicine at affordable prices to common man. Last year, more than one and a half million people benefitted from Alkhidmat’s pharmacies.

Among speakers Director Pharmacy Services Sayyed Jamshed Ahmed, Manager Pharmacy Kashif Shameem, Dr. Umaimah and Dr. Faraz. Rashid Qureishi said that all Alkhidmat hospitals had pharmacies within them and doctors were instructed to prescribe cheap medicines to patients to help them avail them. Sayyed said that Alkhidmat had started its pharmacy department with just one shop and now department had expanded considerably along with Alkhidmat’s Health services which had also progressed in leaps and bounds.  He encouraged attending pharmacists to do their best in their jobs and to keep themselves abreast of available medicines.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 01 2022

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Farhan Hashim Kotwal
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Journalist at Daily National Courier. Covering different beats including Entertainment, Sports & other news content in a well-versed manner. Also member of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ). Also handling digital media content.

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